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T e m p o rary o ffic e rs elected
bv
F o re ig n r a te
V K ' « t r sOO iUw ya:
th e unio n local a r e con aery a tiv e
M e m b e r -'f
a n d it ia to he hoped th a t union
N a ’ -.’-na v t
» < « » » att.wi
a f f a ir « h e re w i l l c o n tin u e in such
O rv « u n « ts te K t e ta : A«uk«ctat« «a
h a n d « O n e w o rk m a n ha« «aid th a t
O reg <t 5 't s « IM h « r t?«wtt e n m ee
buxine«« m en of th e c itv c a n help
it: m a in ta in in g c o n a e rv a tiv e c o n
I M O M /I M . I.IM K IK
t r o l.
IM M >1 K V
N o one ha« ra ised a n y o b jec tio n
D uring th e past tw o w e ek s p a r t o o rg a n iz a tio n of w o rk e rs
here
tic u larly th e C o tta g e G ro v e c o m fo r h a n d lin g th e ir ow n
a ffa ir«
m u n ity ha* been c o n sid e ra b ly In T h e la rg e r n u m b e r of p e rso n s p ro b
te re ste d in the a tte m p t to u n io n ise ably give a p p ro v a l to su c h organ*
th e lu m b er industry- It w as tw o u a tio n In a w av a f f a ir s o f th e p ast
w eeks ago t h a ’ fo u r m en. re p re - tw o w eeks h ave b ro u g h t w orker«
re n tin g the Km . a n F e d e ra tio n a n d e m p lo y e rs clo ser to g e th e r th a n
of L ab o r earn
here to o rg a n is e th e y ev er h av e been E m ployer«
tim b e r w o rk e rs of thl« c o m m u n ity a n d w o rk e rs h ave held c o n su lts
Im m ed iately o p e ra to rs a n d
busi tlo n s a n d h av e ta lk e d o v e r th e ir
ness m en saw i . - . o m of a s tr ik e a ffa irs. O p e ra to rs h av e o ffe re d to
to follow th< p re se n ta tio n of de- th ro w th e ir b<x>ks o p en to co m m it-
n ia n d s th a t o p e ra to rs could
not tee« re p re s e n tin g em ployes. so th a t
m eet
w o rk e rs m ay know th e ex act con-
T his w rite r w ,- p re s e n t fo r a d itio n of th o se th ro u g h w hom th e
A •
o rg a n iz a tio n
w as e ffe c te d
a n d Crs a n d o p e ra to rs m e e tin g or. «uch
th e re is no doubt in h is m in d th a t a b a sis it a p p e a r s t h a t th e r e is not
if tim b e r w o rk ers here follow ed th e h k e ly to be a n y
tro u b le
W ith
ideas of th u s w ho c am e h e re to w o rk e rs sav in g th a t th e y a re rs a d v
organize th en : th e re w ould be a to go to b at for a n em ployer, as
strik e im m ediately follow ing
re- m a n y w o rk e rs h ave said, we oug h t
ceipt of its c h a r te r bv th e local
to h av e a lab o r c o n d itio n
h««re
\%h:le th e four o rg a n iz er* s ta te d h ig h ly s a tis f a c to r y to ev ery o n e
th a t those here w ho jo in e d in th e
L et\
th e th in g se ttle d
as
n a tio n a l union could not be c alled q u ic k ly as possible, so o p e ra to rs
out or. s trik e xcept bv th e ir ow n m ay know w h a t th e y c a n d e p en d
\*ot«' they a t th- sam e tim e told upon T hey a r e re a d y to c o n tin u e
w o rk ers w hat a : *w deal th ey a re o p e ra tio n s on a n o rm a l b asis and
g e ttin g from em ployers, in tim a te d th a t s u n q u e stio n a b ly w h a t w ork
th a t
all tim ber o p e ra to rs
a re ^rs h e re w a n t. If o p e r a to r s could
th ie v e s a n d g ra ft rs, >aid
th a t
a ssu re d th a t w o rk e rs h e re a re
wag - bvir-: ? ud a re lousy a n d not going to be u n d u ly in flu e n ce d
in tim ate d t h a ’ th e in d u s try couhi bv o u tsid e o rg a n iz e rs, saw s w ould
pay m uch h i.rs -r w a g ra th a n at a g a in w h irl a s of old in ste a d of
pres« r* arx: . i- at ill nm»*s been ta g g in g alo n g a s th e v h av e d u rin g
able to pa\ h ig h e r w a g es T h e in- th e p a st tw o w eeks.
te r.’, of th e
rg a n iz ers seem ed to
W o rk e rs, o p e r a to r s a n d b u sin e ss
Lit work*
be to pv.t
w orkers h e re in a s ta te nien ¿oem to be w o rk in g to th e
of m ind th a t w raid lead th e m to sa m e end. so th e s itu a tio n re a llv is
th a t h a s ra g e d b rig h t M aybe we o u g h t to h av e
join in th e stri
elsew here. W he: a la rg e n u m b e r a g re a t public m e e tin g In w hich
of w ork rs lister •: w ith in te re s t to w o rk e rs, o p e ra to r« a n d b u sin e ss
th is line of ’ u. a n d follow ed bv m en w ould Join a n d tell eac h o th e r
sig n in g up w ith th o se w ho had how e a c h of u s feels
m ade such sta te m e n ts, it is little
w onder th a t o p e rato r* a n d b u si
T h e g o v e rn m e n t h a s put m os
ness m en saw y isions o f lab o r q uito« to w o rk in a h e a jth c a m
tro u b le th a t w aid g re a tly in ju re p aig n . C o u ld n 't th e s e fellow s m a k e
w o rk e rs o p e ra to rs a n d
b u sin e ss a lot o f tro u b le if th e y w ent on
m en
Since th a t tim e th is w r tte r h a s s tr ik e a n d put out p ic k e t line«
A M a s s a c h u s e tts m an . elected to
ta lk e d w ith a n u m b e r of w o rk e rs
ffic e fo u n d th a t th e o ffice d kln t
All of them have been c alm a n d o exist.
h en he ru n s a g a in he will
e v ery one h a s sta te d th a t w o rk e rs a t lea st W be
t to a reco rd
here have no in te n tio n o f m a k in g in w hich no a b e le r r o to r s p o w in ere
m ad*
d e m a n d s fo r h ig h er w ages th a n
th o se now being paid o r for a
T h e policy of h a n d s aero«* th e
closed «hop in ’h e lu m b e r in d u s se a is being a g a in p ro m o te d T h e
tr y At least one w o rk e r h a s com e tro u b le is we c a n ’t get b a c k w h a t
to th is w rite r and h a s a sk e d th a t we lost th e la s t tim e we re a c h e d
th is position of th e
w o rk e rs be
sta te d , in th e hope th a t n o th in g a c ro ss
m ay be -lone to in te r f e r e w ith th e
e ffo rts of th e c o n se rv a tiv e e le m en t
to b rin g abou» u n io n iz a tio n u n d e r
c o n d itio n s th a t will in ju re no one
and will give th e
w o rk m e n
a
m ean s for
collective b a r g a in in g
w ith th e ir em ployer*.
T he S e n tin e l also h a s been a s
sured th a t no m ore su c h sp e e ch e s
a s those m ad e a t th e in itia l m e e t
ing an* to be p e rm itte d
W ith o u t ex cep tio n
w ork er* to
w hom th is w rite r ha* sp o k e n h av e
ex p ressed th e fe a r th a t w ith N R A
k n o c k ed out th e re w ould be a g e n
e ra l red u ctio n m w ages T h e o b
je c t o f th o se :n t re sted in unio n
izatio n seem* to be a lm o st solely
to pr* v e ’hl* re d u c tio n to a scale
o f w ages »hat would be in su ffic ie n t
fo r d ecent living
W o rker* s ta te
th a t several sm all m ill* in th is se c
tion h ave a lre a d y c u t w age* a n d
it w ill be th e object of th e u n io n to
b rin g ab o u t a u n ifo rm w ag e scale,
w ith th e sm a lle r m ill* p a y in g th e
sam e w ages as th e la rg e r mill*.
T his, th e w o rk e rs believe, w ill be
an a d v a n ta g e to th e la r g e r m ill*
now pay in g h ig h er
w ages even
th a n those provided by N R A
B usiness in te rest* of th e c ity n a
tu ra lly a re in te re s te d
in se e in g
w o rk m en g e t th e h ig h e s t w age*
th a t c a r be paid m th e lu m b e r in
d u s tr y N a tu ra lly th e y a re a lso in
te re ste d in s* ;r.g th e in d u s try in
o p e ra tio n a n d do not w ish it to be
GOTHAM
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Cnttauf 0’>rmr $rntinrl
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Ph<mo.iTaphs Repaired
Key and Gun Service
Saw Filing
Lawn Mowers Sharpened
and adjusted
G o I d ST ripe
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The adjujtable top assure*
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com fort— whether you are
tall, short, or of medium
height.
The le ngth you
want, without bullines* or
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in service weight*.
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The Store of Best Values
DANCE
At Cook s Hall
ELKTON ORE
Every Saturday Night
Eugene Orchestra
Eat. Drink and Be Merry
New Line of
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Glassware
Popular Items Low
Priced
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N o C ash
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TH IS WEEK, 1 p. m.
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auctioned oft NO MONEY may be used only the Auc
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chants, one with each 50c purchase.
Holders of large numbers of white Bucks are asked to ex
change them for Bucks of larger denominations at The
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This is the first of a series of monthly No Cash Auctions
which will be given you by Cottage Grove Merchants
if you don’t spend your Bucks at this auction, save them
for the next auction, which will be held in July.
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